Tikhon: Name Day
Orthros keeps the name day for Tikhon on April 7 on the New Calendar and April 20 on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Tikhon of Moscow.
The saint
St Tikhon of MoscowTikhon, born Vasily Bellavin in 1865 near Pskov, served as a bishop in Poland and then in North America, where he oversaw the growing Russian Orthodox mission, encouraged the translation of the liturgy into English, and adapted the diocese's structure to its new setting before returning to Russia.Read the life ›Other saints named Tikhon
St Tikhon of ZadonskAugust 13
Questions
- When is the name day for Tikhon?
- Orthros keeps the name day for Tikhon on April 7 on the New Calendar and April 20 on the Old Calendar.
- Which saint's feast is the name day for Tikhon?
- It is the feast of St Tikhon of Moscow.